# NTSB SEA66I0034: Douglas DC-8, N8026U, Mcchord Afb, WA, November 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1965
- Place: Mcchord Afb, WA · MCCHORD AFB, WA
- Location: 47.1327° N, 122.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McChord AFB, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1327&lon=-122.4919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66I0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66I0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0040  65/11/15 NR.MCCHORD AFB WASH   DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0745                    N8026U              PX-  0  0  5                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8026U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8026U-1984-06-19), registration cancelled 1984-06-19, S/N 45295 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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